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Hi Andrew

First you need to go to Buriram Immigration office which is at the back of the Thunderdome, or Surin's just on the outskirts of town centre, with your wife,  take with you proof of your Thai address & your Marriage certificate, explain to them that you need to open a thai bank account and you need a letter of them for the bank, most of them are very helpful in there, (you will also need a signed letter from a doctor in thailand, most surgeries will do them just stating you are fit and well, only costs between B100 & B250, its just a quick visual,) then take your Immigration letter some proof of your Doctors letter, some ID (Driving Licence) & Passport, your wife will need her ID & House Family book, take it all to the bank I would recommend  Kasikorn Bank thats who I used, allow about 1hr in the bank, A lot of paper work numerous signatures. Kasikorn works well for me as I live just off the 24 in between Prak hon Chai & Prasat and they both have one.

Hope this is a help

Regards

Cliff

Hope this helps

First time I ever heard of needing a letter from a doctor to open a bank account.

@JOHNMELL

Welcome to Thailand 

that is why so many people decided not to retire in Thailand anymore I guess, the bank account alone is such a hassle of corruption and bribes it does not make the honest expats feel safe... not to mention the next 10-15 years dealing with the annual renewal process

@cliffsao

Sorry NO the Doctors letter was for Driving Licence not Bank account, Doh

@cliffsao

Thank you so much for your help. Fortunately I don’t drive…the wife does that. But invaluable information.

i really appreciate it.

andrew

@brerono345

It’s all easy, you can do yourself or hire a legal assistant to do it for you.

Yes I didn’t notice the non immigrant visa I need first. That makes it clearer. Think I will pay someone to do the bank account though.

does anyone have a good contact re Thai tax. I won’t need to take any income post retirement as I have investments I can use, but I do receive a uk pension that I had to take and when I am 67 will receive a uk government pension on top. Thailand doesn’t tax pension income much so I think I could substantially reduce tax by being taxed in Thailand.

i am not great on tax though so need advice.

i know I pay far too much of it in the UK!

any comments or contacts would be much appreciated

andrew